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Yukon is the second-most populous of Canada's three territories with 33,897 residents as of 2011 and is the smallest territory in land area at approximately 475,000 km2 (183,000 sq mi).[1] Yukon's eight municipalities cover only 0.2% of the territory's land mass[lower-alpha 1] but are home to 80.2% of its population.[1][2][3]
Municipal governments are created by the Government of Yukon in accordance with the Municipal Act of 2001.[4] Classifications of municipalities under the Municipal Act include cities and towns.[4]
Whitehorse is the capital of Yukon and its only city. The remaining seven municipalities are towns of which four were villages that were continued as towns upon adoption of the 2001 Municipal Act.[4] The Municipal Act stipulates governance of these municipalities.[4]
Over two-thirds of the population of Yukon (68.7%) resides in Whitehorse, the largest municipality in the territory at 23,276 residents.[2] It is also the largest municipality by land area at 416.54 km2 (160.83 sq mi).[2] The smallest municipality by population is Teslin with 122 residents, while the smallest by land area is Mayo at 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi).[2]